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Becktrank
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Posted : May 28, 2009 18:30:02
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hi guys, i m looking forward to buy a drum machine for me, i want a really cheap one..
I was thinking about the alesis sr-16
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/108105-REG/Alesis_SR16_SR_16_16_Bit.html
Can someone explain me if you can just use the sounds that comes with it, or if you can load your own samples on it(the main purpose)
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shellbound
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Posted : May 28, 2009 23:30
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you can't load your own samples into it.
can i ask why specifically you want a hardware drum machine?
i know you are from brazil, so the situation is different from you. but here in the states you can pick up a used electribe er-1 for about a hundred bucks. you still can't load your own samples, but at least you have some control over the sounds themselves and get some useful stuff out of it. or es-1 (the sampler model) for a bit more, into which you can load your own samples.
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Becktrank
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Posted : May 29, 2009 05:05
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cause i want to use it like a sampler, i prefer then using my keyboard keys
my midi keyboard has pads, but suck so much, the sens is horrible, i have to smash it with a hammer to make it work, its disgusting, and is a mpk49
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Becktrank
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Posted : May 29, 2009 05:05
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and well, i m from brazil but i am in the states!
i will search for a used es-1 ``We shall not cease from exploration - And the end of all our exploring - Will be to arrive where we started - And know the place for the first time.``
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Kane
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Posted : May 31, 2009 09:47
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Just get a pad controller like the Akai MPD18, M-Audio Trigger Finger-16, Korg padKONTROL, etc.
It's hard to imagine who that Alesis would be appropriate for at all..
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Spycht
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Posted : Jun 1, 2009 04:29
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I think its for a church jam band.. once they're out of the acoustic phase. 
If you're looking for playability this definitely isn't your machine. Those buttons are going to be ten times worse for jamming out than beating drum pads with a hammer. I saw a video of a guy using a heavy screwdriver handle to hit a drum pad just a couple days ago BTW. |
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Becktrank
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Posted : Jun 1, 2009 05:39
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I saw a video of a guy using a heavy screwdriver handle to hit a drum pad just a couple days ago BTW.
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i think that might work. thanks
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Mute
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Posted : Jun 1, 2009 14:38
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Ge the Elektrok Machinedrum mk2 , you can load samples and it has parameter lock to top that.
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shellbound
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Posted : Jun 1, 2009 17:38
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in that case, craigslist.com is your best friend. as long as you stay patient and stick to your low (reasonable) price, you can buy nearly anything you want for the lowest price.
do you know that you can set different velocity curves for the pads in your MPK49? although i'd agree the pads are pretty stiff on them. they should loosen up a bit the more you use them. if you want really sensitive pads, then you should get a triggerfinger. you can probably pick one up on craigslist for around $50.
and unless you are trying to get away from computers or want something for live use/hands-on-jamming, i'd advise you to stick with software samplers and midi controllers.
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